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Michigan County Jail Loses Appeal on Legal Mail, Settles with ACLU
by Derek Gilna
Officials in Livingston County, Michigan have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan, which argued that a “postcard-only” policy for mail sent to prisoners at the county jail interfered with the ACLU’s confidential communications with potential clients. As part ...
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